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Cut your running teeth on the Superhero 5K
You have never run a 5K before? No problem! The CAPS Superhero 5K is the perfect event to cut your running teeth into. This family fun event is open to everyone in the community, of all ages and abilities. Dogs and strollers are welcome and dressing up as a superhero...
CAPS’s Free Role Modeling Program seeks new clients
We have some current openings in our Role Modeling Program. If you or someone you know would benefit from this program, please contact Lisa Zakowski at LZakowski@capselkhart.org. Services also available in Spanish as well....
2019 Superhero 5K: Registration is now open!
Superheroes unite! Registration is now open for the Saturday, April 27 Superhero 5K, the annual family fun run and fundraiser for CAPS. Fight child abuse and neglect in Elkhart County and participate in the Superhero 5K. This event, open to the entire family, features...
Shaken Baby survivor receives community recognition
CAPS's long-time friend, Austin Replogle, was recognized in the Jan. 4 "Vibrant People of Elkhart County." Replogle, who nearly died at the age of two due to Shaken Baby Syndrome, travels with his father to educate others on the seriousness of this abuse and how to...
Human trafficking awareness: How to protect your kids
ERASE Child Trafficking (ECT) tells us “trafficking victims include our neighbors, our friends, and our families – they look like your children. They act like your children. They love many of the same things as your children. But every day, 46 of them will be taken...
Cindy Miller receives CASA Volunteer of the Year award
On Dec. 10, 2019, Cindy Miller received the 2018 Elkhart County CASA Volunteer of the Year award at the CASA Volunteer in-service for her outstanding service to the program. Miller began working as a CASA April 17, 2015. Throughout those years she has proven herself...
Healthy Families’ activity focuses on balancing stress
During a recent Healthy Families program team meeting, Family Support Specialist Netra Brown led staff members in a learning activity. They were challenged to keep balloons bouncing in the air while remaining seated. The balloons represented the many responsibilities...
CAPS’s annual auction raises $254K
Friday, Nov. 9, Child and Parent Services (CAPS) raised nearly $254,000 at their ‘80s-themed Vines, Steins and Stillz auction. Three hundred and seventy-five guests attended the event at the elaborately decorated RV Hall of Fame. Mr. Z Band played popular music from...
CrossFit donates items to CAPS families
Tim Fair, manager and head coach of CrossFit Elkhart (2774 Faith Ave.), hosted his first annual Faith RXD “Naughty or Nice” 2018 toy drive. CrossFit centers from across the nation participate in the toy drive every year. While many of the fitness centers take this...
Annual CAPS tradition warms up the holidays
Wednesday, Nov. 28, CAPS’s Healthy Families program hosted its annual Blanket Group event. Family Support Specialists from Healthy Families chose two families each to create “Knots of Love” tie-knot fleece blankets as a gift for one of their kids. The organization...
2017 News Archive
Join CAPS for our official Public Open House/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
CAPS-Child and Parent Services will host a Biz-Ness Before Hours Tuesday. December, 12th from 7:30am – 9:00 a.m. At 8:30 a.m. a ribbon-cutting ceremony will officially celebrate our new facility at 1000 West Hively Avenue, Elkhart. Enjoy the celebration, complimentary...
Tis the Season! Join CAPS Holiday Open House & Photos with Santa
Join us for pictures with Santa, Hot Cocoa, and Cookies on Saturday, December 16th from 10:30am-12pm at our Holiday Open House with the Roosevelt STEAM Academy Orchestra performing holiday classics.
CAPS Vines, Steins, & Stills Auction!
Join Child And Parent Services for an evening of celebration, fine food and spirits, and philanthropy at a private airport hangar on Saturday, November 11, 2017! As past guests know, the premium hors d'oeuvres supplied by Navarre Hospitality Group are expertly paired...
Successful Co-Parenting High Conflict Resolution Classes
Join us at CAPS for Successful Co-Parenting High Conflict Resolution classes on Tuesday from 6pm-8pm at CAPS-Joy Rose Center. Participants find solutions to improve: *Respect & Understanding *Cooperation & Communication *Responsibility & Priorities *Vision &...
If These Walls Could Talk: Farewell to Joy Rose Center Building.
Join CAPS and ADEC in saying goodbye to the Joy Rose Center on June 29, 2017 from 1pm-5pm at 1000 W. Hively Ave, Elkhart, IN 46517. For over 50 years, our building has been a home for a variety of organizations Elkhart county. CAPS will be moving into a new building...
Time to Lace Up Your Cape for CAPS Superhero 5k and Sidekicks Fun Run!
It’s time to get ready for the 3rd Annual Superhero 5k and Sidekick Fun Run, presented by ABC57 and Stone Soup Promotions. This family event is full of fun, music and most importantly joining CAPS in its mission of keeping kids safe from abuse and neglect while...
Get Involved in Giving Tuesday!
Occurring this year on November 28, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their...
2016 News Archive
Jules Boutique Holiday Fashion Show to benefit CAPS
Jules Boutique in downtown Goshen (130 S. Main St.) is donating proceeds from its upcoming Holiday Fashion show to CAPS! The Holiday Fashion Show is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at the shop in downtown Goshen. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and everything in the store is 20%...
#Build4Kids: On the ground floor
#Build4Kids: On the ground floor The first week of November brought an exciting development at the building site for the new Joy Rose Center: A concrete floor! Before dawn on Friday, Nov. 4, the concrete crew was getting set up with a massive four-story tall...
40 Years of CAPS: The Marohns made child abuse prevention their mission
This year, 2016, marks 40 years since the CAPS mission – to prevent child abuse in Elkhart County – officially began. We are sharing a few stories about some of the people who were there at the beginning, working to ensure that all kids have a safe, healthy and happy...
#Elktober is nearly over, but you can still vote!
Vote for CAPS Purple Penelope in the Purple Elk Challenge! October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and YWCA North Central Indiana and CAPS are joining forces in Elkhart to raise awareness of the ways domestic violence often intersects with child abuse and...
40 Years of CAPS: Prudy Holzhausen wore many hats for early programs
This year, 2016, marks 40 years since the CAPS mission – to prevent child abuse in Elkhart County – officially began. For the rest of the year, we will be sharing a few stories about some of the people who were there at the beginning, working to ensure that all kids...
The big machinery rolls into CAPS’s backyard for the building project
ELKHART (Sept. 19, 2016) – Excavation and construction crews have moved in to begin work on the new Joy Rose Center behind the current home of CAPS. Following the groundbreaking ceremony at CAPS on Sept. 1, crews were on site the next day to begin clearing the way for...
40 Years of CAPS: Daryl Abbott leaves legacy of education and prevention
This year, 2016, marks 40 years since the CAPS mission – to prevent child abuse in Elkhart County – officially began. In the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing a few stories about some of the people who were there at the beginning, working to ensure that all kids have a...
Point of View: Shaken baby cases are tragic and preventable
Point of View: Candy Yoder A 3-month-old baby, two broken legs, one broken arm, symptoms of shaken baby syndrome: These words just don’t belong together. And yet, there they are together in a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department regarding an incident on...
CAPS marks 40 years of abuse prevention, announces plans for new Joy Rose Center!
ELKHART (June 15, 2016) – A $1.25 million grant from the Community Foundation of Elkhart County pushed CAPS past the “break ground” point in its Building For Kids’ Sake campaign to rebuild the Joy Rose Center. The grant was announced Friday night at the CAPS 40th...
CFAC Director shares her story of survival
Julie Reed survived a childhood of abuse at the hands of her stepfather. Now, she works to help children and families find justice against those who abuse them. TJ21 Media Group recently produced an interview video with Julie, the CAPS Child and Family Advocacy Center...
